afterward
Syllables: af·ter·wardUK/ˈɑːftə.wəd//ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/
afterward is the alternative form of afterwards.
Meaning of afterwards
Adverb
afterwards (not comparable)
- At a later or succeeding time; after that;
- Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner...2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport
- Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
Antonyms of afterward
Origin of afterward
Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward.
Words formed from afterward
Questions about afterward
- What is afterward the alternative form of?
- Afterward is the alternative form of afterwards.
- How do you pronounce afterward?
- Afterward is pronounced /ˈɑːftə.wəd/ (UK).
Words near afterward in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: afterward (page history and authors); afterwards (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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